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Sarah Palin's energy ignorance | Russ Walkerhttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/jul/15/sarah-palin-obama-energy
Palin's criticism of Barack Obama's cap-and-trade energy plan is loaded with plenty of rhetoric – and zero facts<p>The cap-and-trade <a href="http://www.grist.org/tags/Waxman-Markey+bill/">climate and energy bill</a> passed by the US House of Representatives last month is not a perfect piece of legislation. Critics on the right and left have levelled tough criticisms at it, questioning whether it will do much to accomplish its stated goal of cutting carbon emissions or if it will overburden average consumers with high energy prices.</p><p>These criticisms, typically, come backed by well-reasoned arguments. The liberal critique of the Waxman-Markey legislation focuses on the questionable decision to give away emissions credits to polluters and concerns that the agriculture department, not the Environmental Protection Agency, will review and regulate carbon offsets in the farming sector. Many conservatives, meanwhile, have argued that the best way to curb emissions and spur a clean-energy revolution is with <a href="http://www.grist.org/article/2009-05-08-carbon-tax-vs-cap-and-trade/">a carbon tax</a>, not a complicated cap-and-trade scheme.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/jul/15/sarah-palin-obama-energy">Continue reading...</a>Sarah PalinEnvironmentEnergyClimate changeBarack ObamaObama administrationUS newsWorld newsUS politicsWed, 15 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/jul/15/sarah-palin-obama-energyNatalie Fobes/CorbisA fisherman removes oil debris from polluted water near Eleanor Island, Alaska, after an oil spill in 1989. Photograph: Natalie Fobes/CorbisRuss Walker2009-07-15T12:00:00Z